Senior Buyer: ITAR Defense Procurement & Contracts

Aeon Industries; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Team events

Complimentary daily lunches

Snacks & beverages

Job summary

Aeon Industries seeks a Senior Buyer Contracts and Procurement to lead end-to-end procurement for aerospace hardware and ITAR-controlled components. You will shape a scalable acquisition function, negotiate favorable terms, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to meet IRAD and production needs.

The role requires 7+ years in regulated supply chains, strong ERP/MRP fluency, and a proven track record in cost reductions and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive supply chain, procurement, and operations experience in aerospace/defense or ITAR-regulated hardware environments.
• Experience building supplier relationships and implementing strategies to reduce risk and cost of goods sold.
• Experience in prototype development, NPI, and full-rate manufacturing environments that interact with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end materials procurement for assigned categories supporting IRAD and production needs.
• Develop dashboards and KPI tracking for on-time delivery, order acknowledgements, and 3-way match (PO, Invoice, Receipt).
• Manage component shortages and mitigations to protect schedules.
• Facilitate RCCA for supplier nonconformances and drive corrective actions.
• Create Vendor Managed Inventory and lead weekly supplier communications.
• Support ERP implementation timelines and requirements.
• Support supplier compliance to ITAR, AS9100, and qualification/on-boarding.
• Negotiate supplier contract terms and secure year-over-year cost reductions.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Negotiation

Supplier relationship mgmt

KPI dashboards

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP/MRP fluency

ITAR compliance

Aerospace/defense

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Aeon Industries seeks a Senior Buyer Contracts and Procurement to lead end-to-end procurement for aerospace hardware and ITAR-controlled components. You will shape a scalable acquisition function, negotiate favorable terms, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to meet IRAD and production needs.

The role requires 7+ years in regulated supply chains, strong ERP/MRP fluency, and a proven track record in cost reductions and supplier performance.